Daily Archives: August 5, 2014

One of our pastoral candidates, Ted Polleys (Charlevoix, Michigan), recently wrote, “I will be commissioned in January! Thank you for all of your help. This truly has been an incredible experience. The CP [Commissioned Pastor] program has been a perfect fit for me, and I am so excited to see what God has in store.…

After a twenty year career in the Navy as a lay chaplain, Gene McClellan returned to the Ludington, MI area and started HELP (Hands Extended Loving People) Ministry. This ministry provides furniture, appliances, and household goods to families and individuals in need of such. It assists clients with rent, utilities, medical bills, and transportation, in…

Rodrigo Cano is pictured with his mentor and friend, veteran missionary to Mexico, Rev. Jim Heneveld. Rodrigo is the Hispanic church planter of Alas Conexion (Connections) Church, Grand Rapids, MI. Pastor Cano has a BA in Business Administration from San Diego State University. His ministry experiences include preaching, leading worship and Bible study, youth ministry,…

We do personalized training plans. Steve Martin of Fellowship Church, Hudsonville, MI is pictured with Rev. Shawn Hulst (Lead Pastor and classis representative) and, in the center, Rev. Earl Slotman (Mentor). Steve is in training for a position in pastoral care at fellowship church. Training plan meetings like this provide freedom to personalize and contextualize the learning…